Daily Archives: January 6, 2014


Wednesday, January 22, 3:00 pm – Annual Garden Club of the Back Bay Winter Tea

Each January we thank our members for their support with a Winter Tea, this year to be held Wednesday, January 22 beginning at 3 pm at The Courtyard Restaurant at The Boston Public Library. Overlooking the beautiful Italianate courtyard in the BPL’s historic McKim building, the Courtyard Restaurant is steeped in history and loaded with delightful tea selections. The Courtyard Restaurant’s tea was featured recently in an article in Victoria Magazine. We will enjoy a selection of tea sandwiches which may include (subject to the whims of the market) cucumber with herb cream cheese, smoked salmon butter canapes, apricot chicken salad, turkey & Earl Grey butter on marble rye, lobster with chive cream cheese on mini lemon butter crust buns, tomato with crumbled bacon, date nut bread with honey cream cheese, currant scones, four fruit marmalade, Devonshire double cream, plus fresh fruit tartlets, assorted French macaroons, Irish coffee bars, raspberry thumbprints, chocolate sinclairs, and your choice of premium loose leaf teas. Members are invited to ask friends to join them, although we must charge a separate increased fee for guests. The Club underwrites a substantial portion of the expense of this meeting on behalf of our valued volunteers. $35 for Garden Club members, $45 for guests. Members will receive a written invitation. If you are not a member, or know a member, but are interested in attending, please email info@gardenclubbackbay.org. Responses are required no later than January 14.

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Monday, January 20, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Superplants

Just like Marvel comic characters, there are plants with superpowers.  Have you heard of a plant whose fruit has the power to make sour foods taste sweet?  Some superpowered plants are highly nutritious, while others are super-competitive – which is great for them, but not for the plants around them!  Search the Wellesley College Botanic Garden greenhouse for greenhouse superplants and start some super sprouts to take home, on Monday, January 20, between 1 – 4 (drop in anytime.)  Free. Thank you www.psmag.com for the great illustration.

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